Consultations

We want to hear your views about our prosecution policy. You can help us to be better informed, fairer and more representative by participating in our consultations.

Latest Consultations

Public consultation on Crown Prosecution Service Equality and Diversity Objectives 2015-2018

The Crown Prosecution Service is consulting on proposals for our Equality and Diversity Objectives 2015-18. The Equality and Diversity Objectives set out how we will tackle discrimination and promote fairness and equality ensuring compliance with our legal obligations as defined in the Equality Act 2010.

We are now asking for your views and will publish our final objectives following this consultation.

In deciding what proposals should go forward into the Equality and Diversity Objectives we will:

- consider the results of community and staff involvement and consultation;

How to respond to consultations

Send your response to the email address or post address listed on the consultation page

Make sure you submit your response by the closing date

Latest consultation outcomes

Public consultation on prosecuting cases of domestic violence

In May 2014, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) launched a public consultation on prosecuting cases of domestic violence. The purpose of the consultation was to seek a range of views on this subject. The draft guidance was published in May 2014 and the consultation that closed on 9 July. The new guidance came into force in December 2014.

Public consultation on interim guidance on the public interest in prosecuting non-recent cases where a nominal penalty is the likely outcome

On 27 February 2014, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) launched a consultation on the interim Guidance.

TThe Guidance was produced to assist prosecutors where they have to make a decision on the public interest as to whether to charge an offence which has been committed some time ago (a "non-recent" offence), where a nominal penalty is the likely outcome on conviction. The aim of the consultation was to seek the views of interested parties on the content of the guidance, in particular on the public interest questions that we identified as relevant to the decision whether to prosecute.

In light of the responses received, we have revised the guidance following further consideration. The interim guidance has now been replaced by the final guidance which comes into effect on October 15 2014, and is published on this website.